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variation (oh)



[U and C] a difference between similar things, or a change from the usual amount or form of something
variation of
::White bread is really just a variation of French bread.
variation in
::variations in the quality of the rugs
variation among
:: There is a great deal of variation among the responses.
variation between
::The study concluded that the variation between the different CD players was very small.
[C] something that is done in a way that is different from the way it is usually done
::Most of his poems are variations on the theme of love.
[C] one of a set of short pieces of music, each based on the same simple tune
::Bach's Goldberg variations